WORKING CONDITION: Excellent. This guitar plays really well with low action and no fret buzz. The wiring is a lot to wrap one's brain around, but everything operates properly, and there are literally thousands of tonal options living inside this circuit. The tuning is stable, and the brass hardware adds a great deal of sustain to this sub-8 lb beast from the east. If you have the courage to tone-tweak, you will not be disappointed. 

PHYSICAL CONDITION: Very Good. There is a nice vintage patina to the brass hardware, the plastic control cavity covers have abrasion, and the top has numerous very light pick marks and abrasions but nothing beyond usual. The gold plating on the tuners has faded. For reasons unknown, there are some small screws at the tip of each rear "horn", and notably, there is a crack in the wood that runs across the rear edge below the strap button. It runs to just off the inside top of the control cavity. See pics. At present, it remains solid and true. Otherwise, the finish is gorgeous, the fretboard is in good condition, and this guitar is a marvel to behold! 

INVENTORY #59698

BRAND: Aria Pro II

MODEL: U-100 Urchin

FUNCTION: Electric Guitar

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This listing is for a 1980 Aria Pro II U-100 Urchin Exotic Wood Active Preamp Varitone Electric Guitar w/Case. 

The 1980 Aria Pro II U-100 Urchin is a rare, top-of-the-line electric guitar built at the legendary Matsumoku factory in Japan. Featuring an aggressive, offset "Urchin" body shape with exotic wood accents, a neck-through design, and a complex active preamp onboard electronics system, it is considered a holy grail for vintage Japanese guitar collectors.

SPECS:

• Serial #10005
• Finish/Color: Transparent Natural 
• Weight: 7.8 lbs
• Body: Ash body accented w/ Walnut center stripes
• Neck: Maple neck-thru-body
• Nut Width: 1.6875"
• Scale Length: 650 mm (approx. 25.59")
• Fretboard: Ebony
• Inlays: Oval "eye"-shaped position markers.
• Bridge: Super-Tunable bridge.
• Tailpiece: Quick-hook tailpiece
• Frets: 24 Jumbo
• General Neck Shape: Slim "C" Profile
• Pickup Configuration: 2 DiMarzio Dual Sound 4-Conductor Humbuckers
  
• Knob and Switch Configuration: 
  • Master Volume Knob
    
  • Neck Tone Knob
    
  • Bridge Tone Knob
  • Over Booster Level Knob
  • Active Master Tone Level Knob
  • 6-position Varitone
  • Neck Coil Split Switch
  • Bridge Coil Split Switch
  • Pickup Polarity Reversal Switch
  • Varitone On / Off Switch
  • Active Tone On / Off Switch
  • Active Over Booster On / Off Switch
    

PLEASE NOTE: This guitar requires 2 9V Batteries for the active circuit to operate.

ACCESSORIES INCLUDED: This item comes as seen in photos and includes its original hardshell case.

UNPACKAGED WEIGHT: 18 lbs.

UNPACKAGED DIMENSIONS: 44" x 4" x 17"